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    coolant flush

    Can FTR coolant be flushed/ refilled and bled without using a vacuum filler? Never used one before...manual is not clear from where you suck up the coolant; is it into the radiator end of the lower radiator hose after pinching off the reservoir hose?
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    engine light issue

    Two miles from home the bike started running on one cylinder and the engine light came on. My first instinct was to pull over, shut off the ignition and restart, but since it would move up to 35 mph, I didn't want to risk it not starting and pushing the rest of the way home over the next hour...
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    day/night setting

    When my '19 FTR was new, the dealer was showing me the features and said most people prefer the night setting for the speedo gauge (black field/white numbers) and adjusted it to that. I've found that glare off the screen makes this mode harder to see in daylight (when I put on the vast majority...
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    quality

    Fork seal leaking with less than 9k miles. Fork tube scored from normal operation. My mechanic (sharp guy, has a shop and tunes race bikes) says plating of late really sucks. So I'm only replacing the seals on one side for now, and will save the other seal set if these seals get eaten quickly...
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    2 into 2 exhaust

    Is a 2 into 2 low exhaust available for the '19 FTR?
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    rear wheel removal

    I want to remove the rear wheel and on all my previous bikes, you just loosened the axle, pushed it through, rolled the wheel forward to create enough chain slack to remove the chain from sprocket engagement and then took the wheel out. The FTR Service Manual has a multi-step procedure...
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    speedo drive

    Does anyone know where does the speedometer get its input? I am considering a gearing change and need to know if this will change speed indication. Thanks, Blue1
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    Some members...

    ...seem to have nothing positive to contribute, but merely post to complain about the FTR. Never a comment from them about the bike's positive attributes. Forums are for enthusiasts; yes, once and a while there are issues that have to be addressed or inquired about, but the constant bitching...
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    high license plate mount

    Went in a different direction with my plate mount, so available for sale is the Indian parts below. Dealer installed when bike was new, the pieces below, with your existing license plate lamp and wire harness, allows removal of the incredibly ugly OEM low mount. Turn signals move to the...
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    tire alternatives

    I am at the limit of the OEM tires and would like to find a 60-series set of road tires that would let me at least find the peg feelers. What has everyone out there tried? Would like to here opinions on squeezing 160 section tire on the OEM width wheel.
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    Akrapovic

    Any interest out there for the race-replica Akrapovic cans?
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